C & C in France Paris Mission

  Week Three  PARIS, FRANCE - HERE WE COME! On Monday, April 24,  we finished our last-minute packing, closed up the house, and were driven to the airport by Brian Thomas.  What joy to be able to have him see us off!  As we came to the Delta passenger drop-off, we were able to check our bags right at the curb.  We were so grateful as we had four big bags, two carry-ons and two personal items.  We found our gate and prepared for our  upcoming flight.                  .                                               We took off on Delta #220 from Salt Lake City to Paris non-stop leaving at 3:10PM MST.  I was watching every hour where our plane was on the flight information channel - amazing technology! It was a long night flight - nine and one half hour fligh...

                                                           Craig Richard and Carla Rae Cook Jorgensen This is my first experience at blogging. I am excited to learn how they work and keep a written record of many of our activities, people we meet, places we go, photos, and all the new adventures that we will have.   We will be sharing this blog with family and close friends. Craig and I put our papers in to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on December 13, 2022.  We have wanted to go on a mission for some time, but decided to wait until COVID was less challenging and when life had become a little more normal.  Most of us, including us, are now vaccinated and have had mild cases, and our immunity systems are somewhat stronger.  We received a call to serve in the...